Back to Blackbrick
Fitzgerald, Sarah Moore, 1965-2014
Book
Paperback edition of the debut novel from an Irish author, about a boy and his grandfather, who suffers from Alzheimer's. Compassionate, humorous and moving, it tackles some big questions. Ages: 12+ 'a clever, engaging story,' Josh Lacey, }The Guardian{ The stunning debut novel from DUBRAYS No.1 Bestseller and SUNDAY TIMES Children's Book of the Week Winner Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. Partnered with ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH this is a compassionate, humorous and moving story which tackles some big questions. 'The ghosts in your life don't ever really go away. Every so often they will whisper to you ... Don't worry about it too much.'When Cosmo keeps his promise to his granddad to go to Blackbrick, he finds himself in the forgotten corner of a distant past, one that his granddad has, strangely, never really talked about. Here friendships come to life, there are new beginnings, a lifetime of memories and everything is still possible...An extraordinary debut novel with a fantastic voice perfect for fans of Annabel Pitcher and Siobhan Dowd.
Main title:
Back to Blackbrick / Sarah Moore Fitzgerald.
Author:
Fitzgerald, Sarah Moore, 1965-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Orion Children's Books, 2014.
Collation:
232 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9781444007091 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Young adult fictionTeenage FictionGeneral StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionInterest age: from c 12 yearsFor National Curriculum Key Stage 3Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: EmotionsChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues
BRN:
1100070